Linguist

Overview

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• Provide Russian-specific linguistic services
  , including:
• Reviewing human-translated and post-edited eBay content to deliver high-quality training data for our MT engines
• Evaluating MT systems’ output (rating, ranking vs other systems)
• Analyzing MT systems’ output to detect error patterns

• Provide assistance in other linguistic areas, such as:
• Semantic annotation (e.g. Named Entity Recognition – English)
• Quality assurance of automatically-generated content (English)

• Education and/or Relevant Experience
• BA or MA in Linguistics / Translation Studies
• 2/3 years of localization experience and/or evaluating machine translation output
• Native fluency in Russian and a deep understanding of the Russian culture are required
• Strong familiarity with the Machine Translation industry and best practices for post-editing/reviewing
• Strong familiarity with translation technologies and localization and processes

• Analytical mind
  :
  This position requires the capacity to detect patterns in highly varied and ambiguous data.
• Critical thinking
  : you should enjoy questioning assumptions and re-examining processes.
• Problem-solving
  :
  You should enjoy brainstorming and applying logic to solve new problems.
• Capacity to communicate complex linguistic problems to people with different backgrounds (e.g. eBay’s MT Science Team).
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment

To discuss on this opportunity feel free to reach Raghu Varun
Call on or email your resume to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).